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This week's JOLTS report brought us new data on the state of the U.S. job market -- and it was a mixed bag. While the U.S. added 120,000 jobs and layoffs dropped more than 12%, quits and hiring painted a less optimistic ...

Income-hungry investors have flocked to energy-focused master limited partnerships and MLP funds this year. Yet risks are rising, and taxes can be hazardous.

Many investors are still hailing the rebounding housing market as a bargain, but some valuation measures indicate many markets are now fairly priced.

Guest Post One thing Google has going for it is that it's cool to be smart. Google Glass is actual proof that glasses make you smarter, in this case with custom apps built to optimize the "always on" experience.

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities have launched an investigation against French drugmaker Sanofi following a news report that accused the company of bribing hundreds of Chinese doctors in 2007.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal authorities plan to arrest two former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employees on suspicion that they tried to conceal the size of the investment bank's $6 billion trading loss last year, according to a pu...

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The 1967 Ferrari 275, one of just 10 made, is expected to fetch up to $17 million at an Aug. 17 auction during Monterey Classic Car Week.The $14,500 that Eddie Smith Sr. paid for his 1967 Ferrari 275 was a lot of money h...

Unless you know they're taking place, amazing feats of endurance and longevity are invisible in their early stages.

In a few short weeks, Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Finance Minster in his coalition government, Yair Lapid, have succeeded in doing what once seemed impossible; transforming his nation's central b...

Around the time "Friends" ended its seven-season run in 2004, Jennifer Aniston was Hollywood's golden girl. Her rom-com blockbusters "Along Came Polly" and "Bruce Almighty" performed well with critics and in theaters. Th...

Authorities say the body of a missing St. Louis area man has been found in a canal on the Mississippi River.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Defense attorneys believe freedom is imminent for a second member of the trio of Mexican drug kingpins responsible for the 1985 slaying of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, one of the capo's at...

As a 10-year anniversary present to its users, the Pirate Bay team created the Pirate Browser to get around censorship measures and virtual blockades around the globe.

A chairman of a legislative committee studying the pros and cons of the state taking control of federal land in Idaho has a simple message for the public and his...

Notable quotes from business articles that appeared in The New York Times last week.

Guest Post Social media networks are great -- until you run into other people on them.

Professional social situations can be awkward. The rules are slightly different from standard social settings, yet business schools rarely discuss professional etiquette topics. In her new book "The Essentials Of Busines...

Guest Post It's going to take a lot more than money to transform a historically small and medium-size business-focused software product into something that will fit the needs of the enterprise.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Prosecutors filed charges of bomb possession Friday against a recently crowned Utah beauty pageant winner. Kendra McKenzie Gill was arrested last weekend with three accomplices for what one describ...

A reader responds to "Clawbacks in Word, Not Deed" (Fair Game, Aug. 4).

Russian President Vladimir Putin is known for his rugged spirit and unflinching exterior. But he was so overcome following the funeral of his personal judo coach Anatoly Rachlin that he forcefully pushed past his car and...